Rotating mechanism



HENRY H. ivrnnonn, or CLAREMONT, NEW r ei-arsninn, ASSIGNOR TO sunnivrin-f MACHINERY coivrranv, .L CORPORA lION or mnssncrrusarrs.

l v EOTATING itnerreinsm. I

Application filed April 25,

Be it known that I, HENRY H. Mancini, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Claremont, in the county ofvSullivan. and

State of New Hampshire, have-invented the like. i

One object of the present invention is to provide animproved rotating -mechanism. Another object of the present lnvent on. is

to provide an improved rotating mechanism composed of a ,few slmple parts arranged compactly and having also an improved controlling mean-s. These and other objects and advantages of my improvedconstruction will, however, hereinafter more fully appear. v v

In the accompanying drawings I have shown for purposes of illustration several embodiments which my invention may assume in practice. i In these drawings,- i Fig. 1 is a longitudinal'sectional view of my. improved rotating device: 1

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional v ew on the line 2-2 Fig. 1. 7

Fig.3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a modified form, parts thereof being removed to faciliate illustration. Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig.5 is a partial detail sect onal view of a part of the controlling means taken. sub

stantially on the line' 5-5 of Fig. 3.

to be rotated, thisel'ement being shown as a drum 1 mounted for rotation on and 111- dependently of a hollow axle 2. a

As shown the drum has bearings 3 and 4 in which the axle turns when the drum is,

not rotating, the bearing 3 being supported in a cooperating bearingo of a gear hous v ingandthe bearing 4 being supported in a cooperating bearing 6 of aframe member 7 which supports one end of. the rotating mechanism. The shaft 2 is also preferably g 8 herein provided with a thrust bearin shown as placed between one end of the.

shaft 2 and a partof thehousing'9 of the 1919. Sfil'ial No. 292.682.

through which thexthrust bearing is assemf- J bled being preferably closed by" a plug '10. Q

In the" form shown the driving axlef2 isfalso', j H t I I I splined to the shaft; asshown at 2, :-the.

preferably rotated'by, a large worm gear lfl (lIiViH T- ri the. p g l e housin I 55 21.1 11.withithecooperating wor1n"13: be

as'a moto-r not show, v M Thedrum 1-is preferably made o'f "a pha- 1 rahty oi parts secured together bya hum- 5 ing mounted in the gearlhousing 9,;andfthe I p worm. being driven by a'driving shaft 1 f i which may be rotated by any suitable me'ans 5 her ofboltslfi, these parts holdingbetween.

them a fibre or other} 1 friction disc .16 which serves as one element ofaclutch; the other adapted to bind the clutch .elen'ientlG be;

elements" comprisingfpreferably, a member fllfixedto the shaft 2 as by means ofa-key- 'i Way 18 and a movable clutch; member 19, 1;

tween the clutch elements :17 and movement of the latter and thereby produce a rotation of the drum. As is obvious. a

number of means be'employed'for controlling the clutch. element 1 9but in the element 19 by means of. pins 24% the constriic-v tion being such that: when thejadjusting-nut.

25 is advanced on the axle 2 on which itis threadedythe sleeve 22 is forcedinwardt'to ad ust the element 19 in closer-"relationship to the clutch element 16.

As is clearly shown inFig; l, the clutch may be thrown 'into engagement bymoving v i the ends of the lever arms21 outwardlvto y force the clutch member19'to'the rightpand for this purpose I preferably provide aco'n-v trollingrod 26 extending; axially through i the hollow axle am d being" attached thereto I for rotative movement therewith by means "of aslot 2'7- and a cooperating pin 28. The

lever arms .21 are actuated. into. engaging,

' position by a plurality of preferably oppositely disposed inclined surfaces .29 f ormed in the eontrollingyrod' 26, itflbieing obvious ji,. 1

that when thecontrollingrodis forcedto the right-yas-by means of a shipper yoke80' and a manually'operated handle 31 con nected-therewith, these parts, being sup-. ported preferably on a bracket 32'. the ends of the lever-arms will fall intothe re- 80 form herein shown, I 'preferably use a plu- 22 by meansof pins 23and tothe clutch;

tifo'n'. is shown these springs pa such as shown at 33 inally'for'ce the parts abut-against suitable abutments prefen ably carried by the ment. v

The moving parts of the rotating mechanism are preferably automatically lubricated as by a lubricant which may be carried within the hollow dr l, the lubricant being introduced into this drum tl'irough a slo't tlfi in the reel frame and an opening hub of this clutch ele- U! in a supporti web 38 'ofthe drum, this openingbeing normally closed by a pipe plug as shownf This lubricant flows freely to all parts of the apparatus, and to facili tate tl e free movement of the lubricant, passage'ways ll), and 11 are formed in the axle or the drum, the lubricant be'ii ig free to pass from the'left hand side of the drum to the right hand-side thereof through the openings In this form-of m I invention it the ear wheel '11 can be rotated at will in opposite directions or held stationary, the clutch controllji handle 31 may be operated. to control the. movement of the drum in either direction or to. brake the latter. If the worm gear 11, however, is constantly driven in one direction, the drum maybe operated to wind a cable thereon by throwing the clutch intov engagement or the drum may be permitted I to rotate at any desired speed in the opposite direction slipping the clutch, it being apparent that the clutch may he slipped in such a manner that it brakes the movement of the drum in this direction, 5

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 3, 4i, and 5, the drum and the drun'i rotating mechanism are substantially the same as shown inFigs. 1 and 2- with the en ception that the web 38 of the drum shown in-Fig. 1 is preferably formed within the drum 1 as shown at 38 so as to provide a space for abra-king mechanism within the periphery of the drum. Also to f ilitate assembly of the drum, the I bearing 6 is formedof a plurality of parts shown at 6" which may be bolted together after the drum has been placed position.

The braking'mecha-nism preferably consists of an'expansible ring lhaving one end held in a fixed'position by'an adjusting screw 43, the other end being operated to expand: the ring by 'adog arm let and a dog shaft 4-5, the latter having a shoulder 46 formed thereon which abuts against one end of the ring This ring when contracted is preferably held in place by a plurality of lugs 47 and the housing 48 of a. reciprocable shaft -l-9 which controls the dog arm let. This shaft housing 48 is preferably notched as shown at 50 to provide for the free movement of the ends of the dog arm 44 as the shaft 19 is reciprocated, the end of the arm 44 being operated by an inclined or beveled surface 51 on the shaft 49. This shaft or controlling rod is preferably relatively short and preferably ends as shown at 52 at the lower extremity of the incline surf-ace 51 so that when the shaft is thrown rearwardly as by means of a cross arm 53 which also opcrates the controlling shaft 26? through a shipper connection therewith as is clearly shown in Fig. l the controlling rod 49 may be freely moved independent of the arm 44 and without actuating the latter. To prevent the end of the arm 44- from falling in front of the end 52 ofthe rodl9,'a shoulder 54 is formed on the housing 48 at the inner edge of the slot 50 to stop the downward movement of thedog arm ll. The cross arnr 53 which controls both of the clutches is operated by a single shipper yoke connected to a shipper shaft 56 which may be operated by any means desired as by a handle, not shown herein. i

From the foregoing, it will be clear that when the shipper shaft 56 is rotated rearwardly to throw the coi itrol'l ing shaft 9 which is preferably identical with the controlling shaft 26, in a rearward direction, the clutch elements 16, 17, and 19 corresponding tothe cit-itch elements 16, 17, and 19 shown in Fig. 1 will be thrown into engagement and the reel will be operated and at the same time, the cont-rolling rod l9 will be thrown rearw ardly to releasethe dog arm 44: and permit the split ring 42"to contract,

However, when the shipper shaft 56 is thrown in an opposite direction the lever mechanism whlch controls the driving clutch will be operated to. release this clutch and It will be noted that by this improved construction I have provided: a very simple, compact and easily operable rotating mechanism herein shown as applied to a drumto rotate the latter from a driving shaft al though as is obvious, a belt wheel or other element to be rotated may be substituted for the drum 1. It willnfurther be noted that the majority of the elements are carried within the drum 1, that the rotating parts are automatically lubricated, and that it is impossible through any manipulation of the single controlling arm to engage the drum with a braking element and with a driving element at the same time.

While I have in this application'specifically described several embodiments which my invention may assume in practice, it is to be understood that these forms are used for illustrative purpose only and that the invention may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1.-In a reeling mechanism, a shaft, a reel drum closed at its ends andmounted on its shaft, clutch means within said drum whereby it may be clutched to said shaft, comprising'a clutch element partially dividing the drum interior into two chambers arranged respectively adjacent opposite ends of the drum and clutch elements rotating with said shaft and arranged in each of said chambers, and means for operating said clutch means to cause clutching and releasing operation thereof, the entire interior of said drum constituting a lubricant reservoir.

2. In a reel, a hollow drum, a driving member, a drum braking member projecting into said drum, clutch members carried by said drum and driving member operative when mutually engaged to connect said drum to said driving member in driving relation, and means for controlling said braking member and for controlling said clutch members each movable in a direction longitudinally of the drum to effect control of the mechanism controlled thereby.

3. In a reel, .a hollow drum, a driving member, a orum breaking member projecting into said drum, clutch members carried by said drum and driving member opera tive when mutually engaged to connect said drum to said driving member in driving relation, and means for controlling said braking member and for controlling said clutch members each movable in a direction longitudinally of the drum to effect control of the mechanism. controlled thereby and having a common operating member.

4. In a reel, a hollow drum, a driving member, a drum braking member projecting into said drum, clutch members carried by said drum and driving member operative when mutually engaged to connect said drum to said driving member in driving relation, and means for controlling said brak= ing member and for controlling said clutch members each comprising wedging means movable longitudinally of said drum to efthereby. i 1 j 5. In a reel, a hollow drum, a driving member, a drum braking member adapted to cooperate with said drum, clutch members carried by said drum'and driving mem-. ber operative when mutually engaged to connect said drum to said driving member in driving relation, andmea n's for controlling saidbraking memberaand for controlling said clutch members including paralled longitudinally movable operating shafts.

6. Ina reel, a hollow drum, a driving member, a drum braking member-adapted to cooperate withsaid drum, clutch members carried by said drum and driving member operative when mutually engaged to connect said drum to said drii ingmember in driving relation, and means for controlling said; braking. member and for control ling said .clutch members includingfji)aral-lel simultaneously longitudinally movable operating shafts. v

7. In a reel, a hollow drum,.adriving member, a drum, braking member adapted to cooperate with said drum, clutch members carried by said drum and driving member operative when mutually engaged to connectsaid drum to saidjdriving inem ber in driving relation, and means forflcontrolling said braking member and for con-' trolling said clutch members including parallel longitudinally movable operating shafts one of which is coaxial with the drum. I v

-8. In a reel, a hollow driving axle, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, clutch mechanism therebetween and within said drum, clutch controlling mechanism projecting into said hollow axle, braking mechanism for said drum, and means extending beyond the drum I for controlling the braking mechanism...

9. In a reel, a driving axle, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a plurality of clutch elements carried by said axle, controlling means therefor comprising a wedge actuated lever mechanism carried by said driving axle and rotatable therewith, and means for positively adjusting the position of said lever mechanism on said axle in either direction. i L

10. In a reel, a driving aXle, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a clutch element carried by. said drum, an adjusting, means mounted on said driving axle and adjustable longitudinally thereof, and a cooperating clutch element and clutch engaging means carried by said ad usting means.

11. In a reel, a driving axle, a drum ro tatably mounted thereon, a clutch element carried by said drum, an adjusting means mounted on sa1d driving axle and movable longitudinally thereof, a cooperatingclutch element and clutch engaging means carried by said ad ust-mg means, and means'for normally retaining said clutch engaging means in an inoperative position.

12. In a reeling mechanism, a hollow driving axle, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a clutch element carried by said drunna clutch member mounted coaxial'ly with said axle and slidable relative thereto but held against rotation with respect there'- to, bell crank lever means oscillatable about pivots fixedly arranged with respect to said axle, said means engaging said clutch member and having portions projecting into the bore of said axle, and wedge means reciprocable in said bore for moving said lever means to cause engagement of said clutch member and element. v

13. In a reel,-a hollow driving axle, a drum rotatably mounted thereon, a clutch element carried thereby, a sleeve mounted coaxially on said driving axle for rotation therewith, means for adjusting the position of said sleeve on said axle, a lever carried by said sleeve, a cooperating clutch element carried by said sleeve and connected to said lever, and means extending into said hollow driving axle for controllingsaid lever.

14. In a reel, a hollow driving axle, a

aaaaisi drum rotatablymounted thereon, a clutch element carried there-by, sleeve mounted coaxially on said driving axle for rotation therewith, means for adjusting the position 01 said sleeve on saidaxle, a lever carried by said sleeve, a cooperating clutch element carried by said sleeve and connected to said lever, means extending into said hollow driving axle for controlling said lever, and means for normally retaining said lever in an inoperative position. i

15. 1n a mechanism of the class described, a rotatable member, a stationary member projecting into said rotatable member, one of said members having an annular braking surface and the other a brake band secured thereto and having an operating lever rotatable on an axis extending parallel to the axis of said rotatable member, a member having a cylindrical bore arranged parallel to said axis and having a lateral; slot opening into said here, said operating lever extending into said slot, and a member having a cam surf-ace thereon adapted to engage said lever and longitudinally slidable in said bore;

in testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

HENRY H.v MERCER. 

